It’s that time of the year when Councils around the country put our their budget plans for what they want to spend your precious rates (and other funding sources) on. In 2018, as is done every three years, that exercise …
Author: LennyBoy
Biking Activities for April 2018
As summer slowly fades away (although it’s currently a rather glorious autumn weekend), the regular biking activities are also starting to quieten a little too. We’ve listed a few below; remember to keep an eye on our Events & Activities …
Yes, there are people who cycle in Christchurch – plenty!
Anytime that cycleways are discussed around Christchurch, it doesn’t take long before someone pipes up and claims that they never see any (or many) people using the new or previous cycleways. I always wonder just when, where and how they …
Photo of the Day: Auckland Cycleways
It’s been a busy few week for me work-wise (hence the slow rate of blog posts), and that work has also taken me around the country a lot. A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in Auckland for a …
Book Review: The Kiwi Cyclist’s Guide to Life
by Jane King (237pp., Bateman Publishing, 2017, Hardback $39.99 RRP)
First a caveat: I’m not big on mountain-biking, road biking, BMX, cyclo-cross, Nduro, etc; even cycle touring is a rare foray (although I’m planning to head over to the …
Biking Activities for March 2018
The traditional national bike month has come and gone; I hope that many of you were clocking up the kms for the Aotearoa Bike Challenge (have you logged all your rides?). Great to see a number of you at …
Photo of the Day: Quarryman’s Trail construction
After the busy state of cycleway building in 2017, this year is showing no let-up for now as the Major Cycleway programme continues apace. There is lots of activity taking place along Linwood Ave for Rapanui Stage 2, some …
Do cycleways = extravagance?
There’s a worrying trend starting to appear in conversations around Christchurch. Any time that a city agency (City Council, Otakaro, ECan, you name it) is seen to be doing something new, problematic or contentious, social comment seems to very quickly …
Tram Tracks, Cycle Signals – Two local cycling surveys to do
There are a couple of public surveys on cycling topics currently out for Christchurch residents to fill in. See below for the details:
{Disclosure: my company is involved in doing the analysis for both surveys}
Survey on cycling tram-track incidents
…Biking Activities for February 2018
Summer continues to impress weather-wise, so there’s been no real excuse to get on the saddle and go for a ride. And there continue to be a range of biking activities to keep people happy; hopefully the weather will keep …
Photo of the Day: Rauora Park opens
Another piece of the central city puzzle is falling into place, with the opening of the public space through the East Frame (now we wait for the residential developments to accompany it). Dubbed Rauora Park (the name meaning ‘well-being’), …
A postcard from Melbourne
This post is long time coming; too many other distractions since, like Biketober… I was lucky to head across the ditch in September for a couple of week’s holiday in Australia. We started in Melbourne and then drove the coastal …
First Look: Uni-Cycle completion
As we mentioned previously, it’s time to start introducing you to some of the new Major Cycle Routes that have been constructed lately. We have already shown you the recently completed Rapanui cycleway; now let’s head across to …
2017 in Review: Bikeways, Biketober, Bikelash…
Another year over; time to reflect on what has happened cycling-wise over the past 12 months in Christchurch, since our last review. And what a crazy, wild ride it has been…
We’ll start with the good stuff. And for …
Cycling wishes for Christmas
Dear Santa,
I hope you and Mrs Claus are well. I have been a good boy this year, riding my bike lots and only bothering a few people on social media. Here’s what I would like for Christmas:
- I would
Photo (and a half) of the Day: Cycleway signage
As a number of Major Cycle Routes come on-stream, it’s pretty important that people know where these routes are and where they go to. So it’s good to see quite a few of these popping up around the place …
First Look: Rapanui Cycleway Stage 1
Last Wednesday morning was a happy affair for many, with the official opening of Stage 1 of the Rapanui (Shag Rock) Major Cycle Route. This is the first part of what will eventually be a cycle route all the way …
Are Major Cycleways working? First surveys
There’s been a lot of discussion by the public and the media over the past couple of years about the value of the Major Cycle Routes programme. That’s perhaps to be expected; $160-odd million is a lot of money for …
Biking Activities for December 2017
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December is often associated with a lot of rushing around preparing for and celebrating Christmas and the holidays; hardly a time to be holding biking events you’d think. And yet, at the same time, the weather is just fantastic at …
Photo of the Day: Auckland Dockless Bike Share
I was in Auckland earlier in the week attending a transport conference. Taking a bus through town, I snapped this shot while stopped at the lights (excuse the reflections from the bus window):
In case you haven’t come …